New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-16
HELD FOR CAUSING FARRTSHS DEATH

THE TWO ATTENDANTS COMMITTED TO THE TONES
BY THE CoRoNER-THE TESTIMONY.
The Coroners Jury in the OF George Parrish. who
died at the Insane Asylum oh Wards Island In APRIL
found yesterday that the direct cause OF death was
violence at the hands OF attendants Mciiugh aud
Clearly
Emil sabel Of No. 70 second-ave., "chsttel mort
gage had been employed attendant at the
asylum from February TO May, IN 1856. testified tha
while at the asylum he had seen the patients treated
differently from what the doctors there SAID once
when patient refractory two attendants TOOK him
by the feet and shoulders lifted him up and dropped
him to the floor. That called giving the patient
cliff" The witness did report what he saw because
he did not wish to get the other keepers into trouble
Examined by Mr. Wellmsn. the witness said that he
had controlled the inmates in his ward by persuasion In
most cases He was struck In the eye by patient
but be did not retsliste. When patients became re-
fractory and got loose necessary TO use force to
control them.
o-Dd you battle Ave patients IN the same wsteri Al
did only did what law the other attendants do ,,
Qhe only OF VIC enoe you saw In me lhee mounts
you were there In violent ward was when two attend
Yss except when medicine was ordered the
patient LAID the floor and the medicine forced down
Mrs Elizabeth Monte said, in answer 10 questions
by Coroner, that her husband who had been truck
driver, was taken the asylum on February ), and
that he died March g. His body and face were bafly
bruised The Coroner declined 10 swear the witness as
then called Dr. Trautman OF the physicians at the
ASYLUM explain the method OF treatment OF the insane
at the place. He said;
Each attendant in charge and for two
head attendant for every three or four
physicians. whose sole duty Is
upon the patients under their charge HE
each attendant head attendant and physician
tends 10 reduce The welfare patient the discovery
neglect OF violence investigation follows and II
be found guilty dismissal results The pys
Ill that Is going visit the wards
dsyan hour in the forenoon. hour IN ths after
wards they give third or oven fourth
the evening Physicians are apt TO drop ~ upon the
be II should Int
hand against patient he could not avoid being seen me
all around and there some patients who
Trustworthy and physician has reason from pa
questions attendants and such patients as
these
DR. frsntman (camiy)-No at all on the where
there ia violence Is my duty TO sec that onenders ae
brought TO justice
kept sUpposlnxwih Attendants physi
trustworthy patents all should
dark and knock him down or in)ure
him he left the patient Will complain
required that all complaints marks shall be In
vesgaed is impossible for the matter to escape exsuna
ton. In the case of Parrish the patient was erannsd
found that the had fallen 10 the
evidence o. unduo Violence further than the
forcing OF the door. found
The Coroner submitted the to the jury. neither
side carng 10 After being out half An hour the
Jury returned the following verdict:
find that Immediate OF the death OF George
Parrish the NswYork Insane Asylum duo 70 violence
he hands OF the attendants McHngh and Cesry. We
the imning physcizn for not giving
| rect report OF the cadse Of death.
The coroner committed McHugh and Cleary to the
Tombs TO await the action OF the Grand Jury.